The Antinori family of Italy traces the founding of its family-owned wine business to 1385. That’s 630 years and 26 generations of business continuity. Consider the risks that a business faces over a span of that period, including war, plague, economic crisis, political turmoil, family health, and sibling rivalries just to name a few. Any one of[…]

I recently had an opportunity to hear Gail McGovern speak to a group of high-potential leaders at the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington, DC. She shared her personal history from her early career at AT&T where she started as a computer programmer and rose to Executive Vice President. There were a lot of lessons[…]

In 2015 we celebrated the one-hundred-year anniversary of the publication of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. What Einstein was able to achieve was so astounding and so creative, it is worth reflecting on how he did it. Thought Experiments. Einstein’s intellectual journey toward the General Theory of Relativity did not begin with complex equations and high[…]

You walk into the conference room for your fourth meeting of the day. It’s a cross-functional committee and you’ve been tasked with making a big decision. You’re pretty sure the committee made a decision during last week’s meeting, and you’re hopeful today’s topic is focused on execution. After all, a solution was discussed thoroughly and[…]

There’s a lot to be said for keeping it simple. That’s why each week we’re exploring just three words related to leadership in our Z to A of Leadership series. Why did we start with Z, you might ask? Because great leaders start with the end in mind. Q is for Quick: Whether it’s quick[…]

With theories, strategies and advice from experts that you must use, being a good leader can feel really difficult. But, there’s a lot to be said for keeping it simple. That’s why each week we’re exploring three words in our Z to A of Leadership series. Each week we highlight three letters from the alphabet.[…]

With theories, strategies and advice from experts that you must use, being a good leader can feel really difficult. But, there’s a lot to be said for keeping it simple. That’s why each week we’re exploring three words in our Z to A of Leadership series. Each week we highlight three letters from the alphabet.[…]

With theories, strategies and advice from experts that you must use, being a good leader can feel really difficult. But, there’s a lot to be said for keeping it simple. That’s why we’re starting a new series, The Z to A of Leadership, here at the RTP Leadership blog. We hope you’ll join us for[…]